Some journeys don’t just take you into forests… they take you into yourself.That’s exactly what happened the day I ventured into Dudhwa National Park, tucked quietly along the India–Nepal border.…
Posts published by “Dr. Jyoti Shukla”
Explorer by soul. Researcher by mind. Storyteller by heart.
Long before I ever set foot in Malana, I’d heard the whispers — tales of an ancient democracy, a mysterious tribe, a secluded village wrapped in rules stricter than any…
I had heard stories of Shani Shingnapur ever since I was a kid — a village where houses have no doors, where locks are almost nonexistent, and where people sleep…
I had always imagined Sanskrit as something carved on temple walls or tucked away in old palm-leaf manuscripts. But the day I reached Mattur, a tiny village near Shivamogga,…
High in the eastern Himalayas, where the world narrows into winding roads and clouds drift so low they brush your shoulders, I found myself in Zuluk — a tiny mountain village that…
High in the folds of the Garhwal Himalayas, where the air thins and the silence deepens, lies Mana Village — proudly known as India’s Last Village. But truth be told, Mana feels less…
Satpura Jungle—often overshadowed by the flashier names in Madhya Pradesh—remains one of India’s most untouched, soul-stirring wilderness escapes. It’s the kind of forest that doesn’t try to impress you; it…
Chaiturgarh Fort, also called Lafagarh, is one of Chhattisgarh’s most impressive historical treasures. Located in the Korba district and standing tall at 3,060 feet above sea level, this ancient hill fort offers…
On October 2, 2014, India launched the Swachh Bharat Mission, a nationwide push to strengthen hygiene, sanitation, and a culture of cleanliness. Over the years, the campaign has grown into a massive…
Have you ever heard about the sacred forest? I had only heard about it in stories when I was a child, but never actually seen one. All I knew was…